Individual figures come and go, but a handful of Pop Mart IPs anchor almost every serious collection. Looking across what collectors on Shelfd own and wish for, the same names keep rising to the top. Here's the leaderboard of the lines defining the hobby right now.
1. SKULLPANDA
Xiong Miao's SKULLPANDA is the platform's most-collected and most-wishlisted IP — a rare double. From the painterly L'impressionnisme plush to the "You Found Me!" pendants and crossovers like My Little Pony, SKULLPANDA's range and consistency keep it on top.
2. THE MONSTERS (Labubu)
Kasing Lung's THE MONSTERS — home of Labubu — is the cultural juggernaut, powered by the Big into Energy series. If any line turned non-collectors into collectors this year, it's this one.
3. Hirono
Hirono, by Lang, is the storyteller's IP: Echo, The Other One, City of Mercy and more. Hirono inspires a particular completionist devotion.
4. CRYBABY
Molly Yllom's CRYBABY brings the emotional, expressive end of the spectrum and a fast-growing following.
5. DIMOO
Ayan Deng's DIMOO remains a perennial favourite — dreamy, narrative, and endlessly collectable.
6. Twinkle Twinkle & PUCKY
Twinkle Twinkle (Da Xin & A Li) and PUCKY round out the top tier, with PUCKY's Dreamy Wishes line punching well above its weight on wishlists.
The short version: SKULLPANDA, THE MONSTERS and Hirono are the big three, with CRYBABY, DIMOO, Twinkle Twinkle and PUCKY close behind. New to the hobby and not sure where to start? These are the lines collectors keep coming back to.